PIC CIRCULAR XLVII (47) – June 2018
ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
SECRETARIAT OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
ON THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE
FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES
IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
PIC CIRCULAR XLVII (47) – June 2018
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. THE PURPOSE OF THE PIC CIRCULAR ...................................................................... 1
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ................................... 1
2.1 Designated national authorities ........................................................................................... 1
2.2 Notifications of final regulatory action ............................................................................... 1
2.3 Proposals for the listing of severely hazardous pesticide formulations ........................... 2
2.4 Chemicals subject to the PIC procedure ............................................................................ 2
2.5 Information exchange on exports and export notifications .............................................. 3
2.6 Information to accompany exported chemicals ................................................................. 3
2.7 Information on responses concerning import of chemicals listed in Annex III to the
Convention ............................................................................................................................ 3
2.8 Information on chemicals for which the Conference of the Parties has yet to take a
final decision .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.9 Information on transit movements ..................................................................................... 4
3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 4
3.1 Information on the status of ratification of the Rotterdam Convention ......................... 4
3.2 Documents relevant to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention ..................... 4
3.3 Resource Kit of information on the Rotterdam Convention ............................................ 5
APPENDIX I
SYNOPSIS OF NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION RECEIVED SINCE
THE LAST PIC CIRCULAR ............................................................................................................... 6
APPENDIX II PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION OF SEVERELY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDE
FORMULATIONS IN THE PIC PROCEDURE ............................................................................. 24
APPENDIX III
CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE PIC PROCEDURE ................................................................. 25
APPENDIX IV
LISTING OF ALL IMPORT RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM PARTIES AND CASES OF
FAILURE TO SUBMIT RESPONSES ............................................................................................. 29
APPENDIX V
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION FOR CHEMICALS NOT
INCLUDED IN ANNEX III ............................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX VI
INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON CHEMICALS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHEMICAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR LISTING IN ANNEX III BUT FOR WHICH THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES HAS YET TO TAKE A FINAL DECISION ..................... 53
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INTRODUCTION
1. THE PURPOSE OF THE PIC CIRCULAR
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC) for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals in International Trade entered into force on 24 February 2004.
The purpose of the PIC Circular is providing to all Parties, through their designated national authorities,
the information required in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of the Convention. The decision guidance
documents on relevant chemicals dispatched to Parties in line with paragraph 3 of Article 7 are sent out
in a separate communication.
The PIC Circular is published every six months, in June and December. The present Circular contains
information related to and received during the period from 1 November 2017 to 30 April 2018.
Information received after 30 April 2018 will be included in the next PIC Circular.
Designated national authorities are requested to review the information relating to their countries and
communicate any inconsistencies, errors or omissions to the Secretariat.
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
2.1 Designated national authorities
In line with paragraph 3 of Article 4, Parties shall notify the Secretariat on designations of or changes
to designated national authorities. A register of designated national authorities is distributed together
with the present PIC Circular and is also available on the Rotterdam Convention website.1
2.2 Notifications of final regulatory action
Parties that have adopted final regulatory actions shall notify the Secretariat within the timeframes
established in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5.
Appendix I of the PIC Circular contains a synopsis of all notifications of final regulatory action received
from Parties since the last PIC Circular, in line with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5 of the Convention.
It contains summaries of notifications of final regulatory action that have been received by the
Secretariat and verified to contain the information required by Annex I to the Convention (Part A),
information regarding notifications which do not contain all the information (Part B), as well as those
notifications that are still under verification by the Secretariat (Part C).
Appendix V contains a list of all the notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in
Annex III, received during the interim PIC procedure and the current PIC procedure (September 1998
to 30 April 2018).
Information on notifications submitted by Parties for the chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention
verified as containing the information required by Annex I to the Convention is also available on the
Convention website.2
A synopsis of all notifications received under the original prior informed consent procedure, which is
before the adoption of the Convention in 1998, was published in PIC Circular X in December 1999.3
These notifications however do not meet the requirements of Annex I because the information
requirements for notifications under the original PIC procedure were different. Although Parties are not
obliged to resubmit notifications submitted under the original PIC procedure,4 they may wish to consider
1 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1168/language/en-US/Default.aspx; http://www.pic.int/tabid/3282/Default.aspx. 2 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1368/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 3 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1168/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 4 Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Rotterdam Convention.
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doing so for those chemicals not presently listed in Annex III if sufficient supporting information is
available.
To facilitate the submission of notifications, a form for notification of final regulatory action to ban
or severely restrict a chemical and instructions on how to complete it is available on the Convention
website.5
2.3 Proposals for the listing of severely hazardous pesticide formulations
In line with paragraph 1 of Article 6, any Party that is a developing country or a country with an economy
in transition and that is experiencing problems caused by a severely hazardous pesticide formulations
under conditions of use in its territory, may propose to the Secretariat the listing of the severely
hazardous pesticide formulations in Annex III.
Appendix II of the PIC Circular contains summaries of such proposals, for which the Secretariat has
verified to contain the information required by part 1 of Annex IV to the Convention.
To facilitate the submission of proposals, an incident report form for human health incidents
involving severely hazardous pesticide formulations and an incident report form for
environmental incidents involving severely hazardous pesticide formulations are available on the
Convention website.6
2.4 Chemicals subject to the PIC procedure
Appendix III of the PIC Circular lists all the chemicals that are currently listed in Annex III to the
Convention and subject to the PIC procedure, their categories (pesticide, industrial and severely
hazardous pesticide formulation) and the date of first dispatch of the corresponding decision guidance
document to designated national authorities.
The Conference of the Parties, at its eighth meeting (24 April–5 May 2017), decided to amend Annex III
to the Convention to include the following chemicals, and approved the related decision guidance
documents:
Chemical name CAS No. Category Decision
Carbofuran 1563-66-2 Pesticide RC-8/2
Trichlorfon 52-68-6 Pesticide RC-8/3
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-84-8 Industrial RC-8/4
All tributyltin compounds including:
- Tributyltin oxide
- Tributyltin fluoride
- Tributyltin methacrylate
- Tributyltin benzoate
- Tributyltin chloride
- Tributyltin linoleate
- Tributyltin naphthenate
56-35-9
1983-10-4
2155-70-6
4342-36-3
1461-22-9
24124-25-2
85409-17-2
Industrial RC-8/5
The amendments entered into force for all Parties on 15 September 2017. The decisions to list the above
chemicals in Annex III to the Convention including decision guidance documents on carbofuran,
trichlorfon, short-chain chlorinated paraffins and the revised decision guidance document on tributyltin
compounds approved by the Conference of the Parties were communicated to Parties with a request to
provide an import response within nine months of dispatch of these documents (by 15 June 2018), in
accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 10.
5 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1182/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 6 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1192/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
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2.5 Information exchange on exports and export notifications
Article 12 and Annex V to the Convention set out the provisions and information requirements related
to export notifications. When a chemical that is banned or severely restricted by a Party is exported from
its territory, that Party shall provide an export notification to the importing Party, which shall include
the information in Annex V. The importing Party has the obligation to acknowledge receipt of the export
notification.
To assist Parties in meeting their obligations under the Convention, a standard form for export
notification is available on the Convention website.7
The Conference of the Parties, at its eighth meeting, recalled decision RC-7/2 on the proposal on ways
of exchanging information on exports and export notifications and urged Parties to continue
implementing this decision, including the obligations under paragraph 2 of Article 11 and under
Article 12. It also invited Parties to reply to the questionnaire on paragraph 2 of Article 11 and
Articles 12 and 14.8
2.6 Information to accompany exported chemicals
In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 13, the World Customs Organization has assigned specific
Harmonized System customs codes to the individual chemicals or groups of chemicals listed in Annex
III to the Convention. These codes entered into force on 1 January 2007. For the chemicals listed in
Annex III after 2011, Harmonized System codes will be assigned by the World Customs Organization.
A table containing this information is available on the Convention website.9
If a Harmonized System customs code has been assigned to a chemical listed in Annex III, Parties shall
require that the shipping document carries this assigned code when the chemical is exported.
2.7 Information on responses concerning import of chemicals listed in Annex III to the
Convention
In accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 10, each Party shall transmit to the Secretariat, as soon
as possible, and in any event no later than nine months after the date of dispatch of the decision guidance
document, a response concerning the future import of the chemical concerned. If a Party modifies this
response, the Party shall forthwith submit the revised response to the Secretariat. The response shall
consist of either a final decision or an interim response.
Paragraph 7 of Article 10 provides that, each new Party shall, no later than the date of entry into force
of the Convention for that Party, transmit to the Secretariat import responses with respect to each
chemical listed in Annex III to the Convention.
Appendix IV includes an overview of import responses received since the last PIC Circular. All import
responses received, including a description of the legislative or administrative measures on which the
decisions have been based, are available on the Convention website.10 Information on any cases of
failure to transmit a response is also available.
As at 30 April 2018, the following Parties have submitted import responses for all 50 chemicals listed
in Annex III to the Convention: Cabo Verde, Cook Islands, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius and Senegal. 154
Parties have not yet provided import responses for one or more of the chemicals listed in Annex III to
the Convention. Of these, the following 11 Parties have failed to provide any import responses:
7 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1365/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 8 http://www.pic.int/tabid/5959/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 9 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1159/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 10 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1370/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
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Afghanistan, Botswana, Djibouti, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Namibia, Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Somalia and State of Palestine.
To facilitate the submission of responses regarding import, a form for import response and
instructions on how to complete it are available on the Convention website.11
2.8 Information on chemicals for which the Conference of the Parties has yet to take a final
decision
The Conference of the Parties, in its decisions RC-3/3, RC-4/4, RC-6/8, RC-8/6 and RC-8/7, encouraged
Parties to make use of all information available on the following chemicals, to assist others, in particular
developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to make informed decisions regarding
their import and management and to inform other Parties of those decisions using the information
exchange provisions in Article 14: chrysotile asbestos; liquid formulations (emulsifiable concentrate
and soluble concentrate) containing paraquat dichloride at or above 276 g/L, corresponding to paraquat
ion at or above 200 g/L; carbosulfan; and fenthion (ultra low volume formulations at or above 640 g
active ingredient/L).
In line with these decisions and paragraph 1 of Article 14, Appendix VI of the PIC Circular contains
information on chemicals recommended by the Chemical Review Committee for listing in Annex III
but for which the Conference of the Parties has yet to take a final decision.
2.9 Information on transit movements
As outlined in paragraph 5 of Article 14, any Party requiring information on transit movements through
its territory of chemicals listed in Annex III may report its need to the Secretariat, which shall inform
all Parties accordingly.
Since the last PIC Circular, no Party has reported to the Secretariat its need for information on transit
movements through its territory of Annex III chemicals.
3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
3.1 Information on the status of ratification of the Rotterdam Convention
As at 30 April 2018 there were 160 Parties to the Rotterdam Convention.12 Information on Parties for
whom the Convention entered into force after 30 April 2018 will be reported in the next PIC Circular.
3.2 Documents relevant to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention
The following documents relevant to the implementation of the Convention are available on the
Convention website:13
• Text of the Convention - Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian, Spanish);14
• Decision guidance documents for each of the chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention
(English, French, Spanish);15
11 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1165/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 12 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1072/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 13 http://www.pic.int/. 14 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1048/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 15 http://www.pic.int/tabid/2413/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
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• Form and instructions for notification of final regulatory action to ban or severely restrict a chemical
(English, French, Spanish);5
• Form and instructions for import responses (English, French, Spanish);11
• Form and instructions for reporting human health incidents and environmental incidents relating to
severely hazardous pesticide formulations (English, French, Spanish);6
• Export notification form and instructions (English, French, Spanish);7
• Form for notification of designation of contacts (English, French, Spanish);16
• All past PIC Circulars (English, French, Spanish);3
• Register of designated national authorities for the Rotterdam Convention (English).1
3.3 Resource Kit of information on the Rotterdam Convention
The Resource Kit17 is a collection of publications containing information on the Rotterdam Convention.
It has been developed with a range of end-users in mind, including the public, designated national
authorities and stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Convention. It includes elements to
assist in awareness-raising activities and detailed technical information and training materials aimed at
facilitating implementation of the Convention.
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
(FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
Fax: +39 06 5705 3224
Email: [email protected]
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
(UNEP)
11-13, chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 917 8082
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
16 http://www.pic.int/tabid/3285/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 17 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1064/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
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APPENDIX I
SYNOPSIS OF NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION
RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST PIC CIRCULAR
This appendix consists of three parts:
Part A: Summary of notifications of final regulatory action that have been verified as containing
all the information required by Annex I to the Convention
Notifications of final regulatory action that have been verified as containing all the information required
in Annex I to the Convention, received between 1 November 2017 and 30 April 2018.
Part B: Notifications of final regulatory action that have been verified as not containing all the
information required by Annex I to the Convention
Notifications of final regulatory action that have been verified as not containing all the information
required by Annex I to the Convention, received between 1 November 2017 and 30 April 2018.
Part C: Notifications of final regulatory action still under verification
Notifications of final regulatory action that have been received by the Secretariat for which the
verification process has not yet been completed.
The information is also available on the Convention website.18
18 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1368/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
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Synopsis of notifications of final regulatory action received since the last PIC Circular
PART A
SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION THAT
HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AS CONTAINING ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED
BY ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION
CANADA
Common Name(s): Hexabromocyclododecane
CAS number(s): 134237-50-6, 134237-51-7, 134237-52-8, 25637-99-4, 3194-55-6
Chemical Name: Hexabromcyclododecane
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is severely restricted.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: The manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or
import of HBCD, as well as expanded and extruded foams and their intermediary products containing
HBCD used in building/construction applications are prohibited, with a limited number of exemptions,
as of 1 January 2017.
Use or uses that remain allowed: The Regulations do not apply to any toxic substance that is:
(a) Contained in a hazardous waste, hazardous recyclable material or non-hazardous waste to which
Division 8 of Part 7 of CEPA applies;
(b) Contained in a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act;
(c) Present as a contaminant in a chemical feedstock that is used in a process from which there are no
releases of the toxic substance and on the condition that the toxic substance is destroyed or
completely converted in that process to a substance that is not a toxic substance set out in either
Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations; or
(d) To be used in a laboratory for analysis, in scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard.
The Regulations do not prohibit:
(a) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of HBCD or a EPS or XPS foam product
containing it, if HBCD is incidentally present [subsection 4(1) of the Regulations];
(b) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of products that contain HBCD other than EPS
or XPS foams and their intermediary products for a building or construction application [subsection
4(3) of the Regulations];
(c) The use, sale or offer for sale of:
(i) HBCD that was manufactured or imported before 1 January 2017 [subsection 4.1(1) of the
Regulations];
(ii) EPS and XPS foams and their intermediary products that contain HBCD, for a building or
construction application, if manufactured or imported before 1 January 2017 [subsection
4.1(2) of the Regulations].
REFERENCES
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) under CEPA, as amended
2016 (SOR/2016-252).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html
Substance Prohibition Summary for Hexabromocyclododecane. Environment and Climate Change
Canada. July 2017.
http://ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/default.asp?lang=En&xml=8AA39B1F-3399-43CF-ABDB-
B24A2AD2E3D9
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: HBCD and certain products containing it are subject to the
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the Regulations) as amended in 2016, made
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under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).
The manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of HBCD, as well as expanded and extruded foams
and their intermediary products containing HBCD used in building/construction applications are
prohibited, with a limited number of exemptions, as of 1 January 2017.
Prior to these amendments, there were no risk management instruments in place respecting preventative
or control actions for HBCD in Canada.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: N/A
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: N/A
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:
Release of HBCD into the environment may occur during manufacture, processing, transportation,
use, improper handling, improper storage or containment, product usage and disposal of the substance
or products containing the substance. HBCD is not manufactured in Canada.
HBCD has been detected in all environmental media. In addition, the substance is present in samples
collected from regions considered remote from potential sources, including the Arctic, indicating that
it is sufficiently stable in the environment to allow long-range transport in air or water, or both. HBCD
has demonstrated toxicity in both aquatic and terrestrial species.
The available information on persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity, as well as the risk quotient
analysis for pelagic and benthic organisms, indicate that HBCD has the potential to cause ecological
harm in Canada. The widespread presence of HBCD in the environment warrants concern in light of
strong evidence that the substance is environmentally persistent and bioaccumulative. Based on the
available information, it is concluded that HBCD is entering the environment in a quantity or
concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on
the environment or its biological diversity.
It is therefore concluded that HBCD meets one or more of the criteria set out in section 64 of CEPA. In
addition, HBCD meets the criteria for persistence and bioaccumulation potential as set out in the
Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations (Canada 2000).
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: The risk management
objective for HBCD is to achieve the lowest level of release of the substance, which is technically and
economically feasible, into the Canadian environment.
The final regulatory action protects the Canadian environment from risks associated with the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of HBCD and certain products containing HBCD.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 01/01/2017
CANADA
Common Name(s): Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds
CAS number(s): 2395-00-8, 3108-24-5, 335-66-0, 335-67-1, 335-93-3, 335-95-5, 376-27-2, 3825-26-1,
45285-51-6, 90480-56-1 (list is not exhaustive)
Chemical Name: Pentadecafluoro octanoic acid, its salts and precursors
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is severely restricted.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, use,
sale, offer for sale or import of PFOA and products containing PFOA, unless the substance is
incidentally present. A limited number of exemptions are listed below.
Use or uses that remain allowed: The Regulations do not apply to any toxic substance that is:
(a) Contained in a hazardous waste, hazardous recyclable material or non-hazardous waste to which
Division 8 of Part 7 of CEPA applies;
(b) Contained in a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act;
(c) Present as a contaminant in a chemical feedstock that is used in a process from which there are no
releases of the toxic substance and on the condition that the toxic substance is destroyed or
completely converted in that process to a substance that is not a toxic substance set out in either
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Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations; or
(d) To be used in a laboratory for analysis, in scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard.
The Regulations do not prohibit:
(a) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of PFOA or a product containing them, if
PFOA are incidentally present [subsection 6(1) of the Regulations];
(b) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of PFOA or a product containing them, before
1 January 2017, if it is designed for use in water-based inks or in photo media coatings, [paragraph
6(2)(b) of the Regulations];
(c) The import, use, sale and offer for sale of aqueous film forming foam for fire-fighting operations
that contain PFOA [subsection 6(2.2) of the Regulations];
(d) The import, use, sale or offer for sale of manufactured items containing PFOA [subsection 6(2.4) of
the Regulations];
(e) The use or import of products containing PFOA, if the product is for personal use [subsection 6(4)
of the Regulations];
(f) The use, sale or offer for sale of:
(i) Products containing PFOA if manufactured or imported before the Regulations come into
force [paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Regulations];
(ii) Water-based inks and photo media coatings containing PFOA that were manufactured or
imported before 1 January 2017 [subsection 7(1) of the Regulations];
(iii) PFOA or products containing them if they were manufactured or imported in accordance with
a permit (section 8 of the Regulations).
The Regulations allow manufacturers and importers of PFOA and products containing PFOA to apply
for a permit to continue their activities after the coming into force of the amendments or after expiry of
a temporary exemption. Permits are valid for one year and can potentially be renewed twice allowing
manufacturers and importers to continue their activities for an additional three years.
REFERENCES
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) under CEPA, as amended
2016 (SOR/2016-252).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html
Substance Prohibition Summary for Perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts, and its precursors and Long-Chain
Perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts, and their precursors. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
July 2017.
http://ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/default.asp?lang=En&xml=3E603995-6012-4D22-993B-0ADEA222C2C4
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: Perfluorooctanoic acid, which has the molecular formula
C7F15CO2H, its salts, and its precursors (collectively referred to as PFOA) and products containing
them are subject to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the Regulations) as
amended in 2016, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).
The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 prohibit the import, manufacture, use,
sale and offer for sale of PFOA, and products containing PFOA, with a limited number of exemptions.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: N/A
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: N/A
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: An ecological screening assessment was
undertaken on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and its precursors containing the perfluorinated
alkyl moiety (C7H15, C8H17) and is directly bound to any chemical moiety other than a fluorine, chlorine
or bromine atom.
Once in the environment, PFOA is extremely persistent and not known to undergo significant abiotic
or biotic degradation under relevant environmental conditions. PFOA is highly soluble in water and
typically present as an anion (conjugate base) in solution. It has low vapour pressure; therefore, the
aquatic environment is expected to be its primary sink, with some additional partitioning to sediment.
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The presence of PFOA in the Canadian Arctic is likely attributable to the long-range transport of
PFOA (e.g., via ocean currents) and/or volatile precursors to PFOA (e.g., via atmospheric transport).
PFOA has been detected at trace levels in the northern hemisphere. In North America, higher levels
were measured in surface waters in the vicinity of US fluoropolymer manufacturing facilities (<0.025-
1900 μg/L) and in groundwater near US military bases (not detected (ND) to 6570 μg/L). PFOA was
detected in effluent from Canadian wastewater treatment facilities at concentrations ranging from
0.007 to 0.055 μg/L. PFOA was also detected in the influent at US wastewater treatment facilities at
concentrations ranging from 0.0074-0.089 μg/L.
Trace levels of PFOA have been measured in Canadian freshwater (ND-11.3 μg/L) and freshwater
sediments (0.3-7.5 μg/kg). PFOA has also been detected in a variety of Canadian biota (ND-90 µg/kg
wet weight [kg-ww] tissue) in southern Ontario and the Canadian Arctic. The highest concentration of
PFOA in Canadian organisms was found in the benthic invertebrate Diporeia hoyi at 90 µg/kg-ww,
followed by turbot liver at 26.5 µg/kg-ww, polar bear liver at 13 µg/kg-ww, caribou liver at 12.2
µg/kg-ww, ringed seal liver at 8.7 µg/kg-ww and walrus liver at 5.8 µg/kg-ww. Following an
accidental release of fire-fighting foam in Etobicoke Creek (Ontario), PFOA was measured in
common shiner liver at a maximum concentration of 91 µg/kg-ww. However, current PFOA
concentrations in Canadian biota (tissue specific and whole body) are below the highest concentration
found in US biota (up to 1934.5 µg/kg-ww in gar liver).
Temporal or spatial trends in PFOA concentrations in guillemot eggs, lake trout, thick-billed murres,
northern fulmars or ringed seals could not be determined. However, temporal trends were found for
PFOA concentrations in polar bears (1972-2002 and 1984-2006) and sea otters (1992-2002). PFOA
doubling time in liver tissue was calculated to be 7.3 ± 2.8 years for Baffin Island polar bears and 13.9
± 14.2 years for Barrow, Alaska, polar bears; central East Greenland polar bears showed an annual
increase of 2.3% in PFOA concentrations. Concentrations of PFOA also increased significantly over a
10-year period for adult female sea otters.
Due to the perfluorination, the perfluorinated chains are both oleophobic and hydrophobic. PFOA
primarily binds to albumin proteins in the blood of biota and, as a result, is present in blood and highly
perfused tissues such as liver and kidney, rather than lipid tissue. There is experimental evidence
indicating that PFOA is not highly bioaccumulative in fish. However, these results should not be
extrapolated to non-aquatic species, since gills provide an additional mode of elimination for PFOA
that air-breathing organisms, such as terrestrial and marine mammals, do not possess. Field studies
indicating biomagnification factors greater than 1 for Arctic and other mammals (such as narwhal,
beluga, polar bear, walrus, bottlenose dolphins, and harbour seals) suggest that PFOA may
bioaccumulate and biomagnify in terrestrial and marine mammals. Reported field biomagnification
factors for terrestrial and marine mammals ranged from 0.03-31. Polar bears, as the apex predator in
the Arctic marine food web, have been shown to be the most contaminated with PFOA relative to
other Arctic terrestrial organisms.
The risk quotients for pelagic organisms indicate a low likelihood of risk from exposures at current
concentrations in the aquatic environment. The risk quotient for Canadian mammalian wildlife (i.e.,
polar bears) is less than 1; however, due to the persistence of the substance, its tendency to accumulate
and biomagnify in a variety of terrestrial and marine mammals, its hepatotoxicity, and the upward
temporal trend of PFOA concentrations in polar bears and some other species, PFOA concentrations in
polar bears may approach exposures resulting in harm.
The assessment is based on a weight of evidence approach regarding persistence, bioaccumulation,
temporal trends in some species (i.e. the polar bear), long-range transport and the widespread occurrence
and concentrations of PFOA in the environment and in biota (including remote areas of Canada). Based
on the information presented in the screening assessment, it is concluded that PFOA, its salts and its
precursors are entering or may be entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under
conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its
biological diversity.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: The risk management
objective for PFOA is to achieve the lowest level of releases into the Canadian environment which is
technically or economically feasible.
The final regulatory action protects the Canadian environment from risks associated with the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of PFOA and certain products containing PFOA.
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REFERENCE
Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic
Substances Regulations, 2012. Environment Canada and Health Canada. October 2016.
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 23/12/2016
CANADA
Common Name(s): Perfluorocarboxylic acids (CnF(2n+1)CO2H, 8≤n≤20), their salts and their precursors
(LC-PFCAs)
CAS number(s): 133921-38-7, 141074-63-7, 16517-11-6, 203743-03-7, 2058-94-8, 307-55-1, 335-76-
2, 375-95-1, 376-06-7, 57475-95-3, 67905-19-5, 68310-12-3, 72629-94-8 (list is not exhaustive)
Group Members: Perfluorononanoic acid (C9 PFCA), Perfluorodecanoic acid (C10 PFCA),
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (C11 PFCA), Perfluorododecanoic acid (C12 PFCA), Perfluorotridecanoic
acid (C13 PFCA), Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (C14 PFCA), Perfluoropentadecanoic acid (C15 PFCA),
Perfluorohexadecanoic acid (C16 PFCA), Perfluoroheptadecanoic acid (C17 PFCA),
Perfluorooctadecanoic acid (C18 PFCA), Perfluorononadecanoic acid (C19 PFCA), Perfluoroeicosanoic
acid (C20 PFCA), 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexadecyl ester, polymers with 2-hydroxyethyl
methacrylate, gamma-omega-perfluoro-C10-16-alkyl acrylate and stearyl methacrylate (list is not
exhaustive).
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is severely restricted.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, use,
sale, offer for sale or import of LC-PFCAs and products containing LC-PFCAs, unless the substance is
incidentally present. A limited number of exemptions are listed below.
Use or uses that remain allowed: The Regulations do not apply to any toxic substance that is:
(a) Contained in a hazardous waste, hazardous recyclable material or non-hazardous waste to which
Division 8 of Part 7 of CEPA applies;
(b) Contained in a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act;
(c) Present as a contaminant in a chemical feedstock that is used in a process from which there are no
releases of the toxic substance and on the condition that the toxic substance is destroyed or
completely converted in that process to a substance that is not a toxic substance set out in either
Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations; or
(d) To be used in a laboratory for analysis, in scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard.
The Regulations do not prohibit:
(a) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of LC-PFCAs or a product containing them,
if LC-PFCAs are incidentally present [subsection 6(1) of the Regulations];
(b) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of LC-PFCAs or a product containing them,
before 1 January 2017, if it is designed for use in water-based inks or in photo media coatings,
[paragraph 6(2)(b) of the Regulations];
(c) The import, use, sale and offer for sale of aqueous film forming foam for fire-fighting operations
that contain LC-PFCAs [subsection 6(2.2) of the Regulations];
(d) The import, use, sale or offer for sale of manufactured items containing LC-PFCAs [subsection
6(2.4) of the Regulations];
(e) The use or import of products containing LC-PFCAs, if the product is for personal use [subsection
6(4) of the Regulations].
(f) The use, sale or offer for sale of:
(i) Products containing LC-PFCAs if manufactured or imported before the Regulations come
into force [paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Regulations];
(ii) Water-based inks and photo media coatings containing LC-PFCAs that were
manufactured or imported before 1 January 2017 [subsection 7(1) of the Regulations];
(iii) LC-PFCAs or products containing them if they were manufactured or imported in
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accordance with a permit (section 8 of the Regulations).
The Regulations allow manufacturers and importers of LC-PFCAs and products containing LC-
PFCAs to apply for a permit to continue their activities after the coming into force of the amendments
or after expiry of a temporary exemption. Permits are valid for one year and can potentially be
renewed twice allowing manufacturers and importers to continue their activities for an additional three
years.
REFERENCES
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) under CEPA, as amended
2016 (SOR/2016-252).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html
Substance Prohibition Summary for Perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts, and its precursors and Long-
Chain Perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts, and their precursors. Environment and Climate Change
Canada. July 2017.
http://ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/default.asp?lang=En&xml=3E603995-6012-4D22-993B-0ADEA222C2C4
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: Perfluorocarboxylic acids that have the molecular formula
CnF2n+1CO2H in which 8≤n≤ 20, their salts, and their precursors (collectively referred to as LC-
PFCAs) and products containing them are subject to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances
Regulations, 2012 (the Regulations) as amended in 2016, under the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).
The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 prohibit the import, manufacture, use,
sale and offer for sale of LC-PFCAs, and products containing LC-PFCAs, with a limited number of
exemptions.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: N/A
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: N/A
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment:
An ecological assessment was undertaken on the PFCAs with carbon chain lengths from 9 to 20
inclusive, their salts and their precursors. Precursors, i.e., substances that could transform or degrade
to long-chain PFCAs, were considered on the basis of their contribution to the total presence of long-
chain PFCAs in the environment. The assessment defines precursors as any substances where the
perfluorinated alkyl moiety has the formula CnF2n+1 (where 8≤n≤20) and is directly bonded to any
chemical moiety other than a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom. While the assessment did not directly
consider the potential additive effects of long-chain PFCAs and their precursors and their salts, it is
recognized that the precursors and salts may contribute to the total presence of long-chain PFCAs in
the environment. The expression C# is used to define the carbon chain length of the
perfluorocarboxylic acid in question, e.g., C9 is a nine carbon PFCA.
In traditional toxicity studies (e.g., lethality, growth), several long-chain PFCAs were found to be low
to moderately toxic, with acute toxicity values ranging from 8.8 to 285 mg/L. There are two studies on
the toxicity of long-chain PFCAs in terrestrial species. In one study, no adverse effects were observed
up to 1.0 mg/kg body weight for male chickens dosed with C10 PFCA three times/week for three
weeks. In another study, a soil-dwelling nematode showed acute lethality at 306 mg/L and multi-
generation effects (decreased fecundity) at 0.000464 mg/L when exposed to C9 PFCA.
There is the potential for long-chain PFCAs to cause the activation of the PPARα in Baikal seal livers
at 35.25 - 64.26 mg/L C9-C11 PFCAs - based on data from in vitro laboratory studies. There is also the
potential for long-chain PFCAs to affect endocrine function, e.g., vitellogenesis in rainbow trout at
0.0256 - 2000 μg/g diet C10 PFCA. C9-C10 PFCAs are also chemical sensitizers for the marine mussel,
Mytilus californianus, by allowing normally excluded toxic substances to accumulate in the marine
mussel. C12 and C14 PFCAs increased the mitochondrial membrane potential in the freshwater alga,
Scenedesmus obliquus, indicating damage to the mitochondrial function.
Certain long-chain PFCAs have been measured in the Canadian aquatic environment in concentrations
ranging from <0.5 ng/L to 19 ng/L. C9-C12 PFCAs were measured in sediment from the Canadian
Arctic ranging in concentration from 0.5 - 3.3 ng/g. C9 to C15 PFCAs were measured in the liver of
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seals, foxes, fish, polar bears, Greenland shark, narwhals, beluga whales and birds either in the
Canadian Arctic or the Great Lakes region. Concentrations ranged from below detection levels to 180
ng/g liver-ww with concentrations greatest for polar bears followed by Greenland shark, narwhals and
beluga whales. Worldwide, levels of C9 to C15 PFCAs have been reported in ringed, fur and harbour
seals, dolphins (i.e., white-sided, bottlenose, white-beaked, Franciscana, humpback), finless porpoises,
glaucous gulls, sperm whale, beavers, Amur tigers, wild rats and several species of birds (little egret,
little ringed plover, parrotbills, black-crowned herons). Concentrations ranged from below detection
levels to 480 ng/g-ww, with concentrations highest in the white-beaked dolphin.
All long-chain PFCAs are considered to be persistent due to the strength of the carbon-fluorine bond.
Furthermore, long-chain PFCAs have been detected in remote areas (e.g., the Canadian Arctic). While
mechanisms of transport are not fully understood, certain precursors may undergo long-range transport
to remote areas, where subsequent degradation can result in the formation of long-chain PFCAs.
For C11 (2700<BCF<11000), C12 (18000<BCF<40000), and C14 (23000<BCF<30000) PFCAs, there is
empirical evidence that these substances are highly bioaccumulative in fish and have the potential for
biomagnification in fish and marine mammals. There are no experimental or predicted
bioaccumulation data available for long-chain PFCAs greater than C14. Nevertheless, there is the
potential that long-chain PFCAs could accumulate or biomagnify in marine and/or terrestrial species
based on chemical conformations. In addition, C14 and C15 PFCAs have been found in fish,
invertebrates and polar bears.
Increasing trends of long-chain PFCA concentrations have been shown in polar bears, ringed seals and
birds. From 1980 to 2000, C10 and C11 PFCAs in ringed seal livers from Greenland increased 3.3 and
6.8% per year, respectively. From 1992 to 2005, the mean concentrations of C9 and C10 PFCA in the
livers of Baikal seals were 1.2 to 1.7-fold higher. From 1972 to 2002, mean doubling times for
concentrations in polar bear livers from the Arctic ranged from 5.8 to 9.1 years for C9 to C11 PFCAs.
From 1993 to 2004, concentrations in ringed seal liver samples increased, with a doubling time of 4 to
10 years for C9 to C12 PFCAs. In northern fulmar liver samples, C9 to C15 PFCA levels increased from
1987 to 1993 and remained steady from 1993 to 2003. Thick-billed murre liver samples showed an
increase in C9 to C15 PFCAs concentrations from 1975 to 2004. Concentrations of C9 to C13 PFCAs
increased significantly in whole eggs of herring gulls in Norway from 1983 to 1993. Annual temporal
increases of C9-C12 PFCAs were observed in male beluga whales from Nunavut at 1.8 ng/g-ww liver
from 1980-2010.
The presence of long-chain PFCAs, their salts and their precursors results from anthropogenic activity.
The long-chain PFCAs and their salts are persistent. There is empirical evidence that long-chain
PFCAs can accumulate to a significant extent and biomagnify in marine and terrestrial mammals.
They have been found in remote regions, likely due to the long-range atmospheric or oceanic transport
of volatile precursors and/or the acids themselves. Long-chain PFCAs and their precursors have been
detected in biota over wide areas in Canada, including the Canadian Arctic. There is evidence that
environmental concentrations are increasing with time for Canadian Arctic species such as polar bears,
ringed seals, northern fulmars and thick-billed murres. Based on the above, it is concluded that long-
chain PFCAs their salts and their precursors have the potential to cause ecological harm.
Based on the information presented in this screening assessment, it is concluded that long-chain
(C9-C20) PFCAs, their salts and their precursors are entering or may enter the environment in a
quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term
harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity. In addition, it is concluded that long-
chain (C9-C20) PFCAs and their salts are extremely persistent and meet the criteria for persistence as
set out in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations. Long-chain (C9-C20) PFCAs do not meet
the criteria for bioaccumulation as set out in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation Regulations.
Nevertheless, the weight of evidence is sufficient to conclude that long-chain (C9-C20) PFCAs and
their salts accumulate and biomagnify in terrestrial and marine mammals.
It is, therefore, concluded that long-chain (C9-C20) PFCAs, their salts, and their precursors meet one or
more of the criteria in section 64 of CEPA.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: The risk management
objective for LC-PFCAs is to achieve the lowest level of releases into the Canadian environment
which is technically or economically feasible.
The final regulatory action protects the Canadian environment from risks associated with the
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manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of LC-PFCAs and certain products containing them.
REFERENCE
Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic
Substances Regulations, 2012. Environment Canada and Health Canada. October 2016.
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 23/12/2016
CANADA
Common Name(s): Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane
sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls and related compounds
CAS number(s): 1691-99-2, 24448-09-7, 2795-39-3, 29081-56-9, 2991-51-7, 307-35-7, 31506-32-8,
4151-50-2, 70225-14-8, 92265-81-1(list is not exhaustive)
Chemical Name: 1-Octanesulfonic acid, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluoro-, and its salts
and compounds that contain one of: C8F17SO2, C8F17SO3 or C8F17SO2N
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is severely restricted.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, use,
sale, offer for sale or import of PFOS, or a product containing PFOS, unless the substance is
incidentally present, with a limited number of exemptions listed below.
Use or uses that remain allowed: The Regulations do not apply to any toxic substance that is:
(a) contained in a hazardous waste, hazardous recyclable material or non-hazardous waste to which
Division 8 of Part 7 of CEPA applies;
(b) contained in a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act;
(c) present as a contaminant in a chemical feedstock that is used in a process from which there are no
releases of the toxic substance and on the condition that the toxic substance is destroyed or
completely converted in that process to a substance that is not a toxic substance set out in either
Schedule 1 or 2 of the regulations; or
(d) to be used in a laboratory for analysis, in scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard.
The Regulations do not prohibit:
(a) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of PFOS or a product containing it, if PFOS
is incidentally present [subsection 6(1) of the Regulations];
(b) The import, manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale of PFOS or a product containing it if it is
designed for use in photoresists or anti-reflective coatings for photolithography process or
photographic films, papers and printing plates [paragraph 6(2)(a) of the Regulations];
(c) The use and import of PFOS in aqueous film forming foam present in a military vessel or military
fire-fighting vehicle contaminated during a foreign military operation [subsection 6(2.1) of the
Regulations];
(d) The use of PFOS in aqueous film forming foam at a concentration less than or equal to 10 ppm
[subsection 6(2.5) of the Regulations];
(e) The use, sale or offer for sale of manufactured items containing PFOS if they were manufactured
or imported before May 29, 2008 [subsection 7(3) of the Regulations].
REFERENCES
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) under CEPA, as amended
2016 (SOR/2016-252).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-10-05/html/sor-dors252-eng.html
Substance Prohibition Summary for Perfluorooctane sulfonate, its salts and its precursors.
Environment and Climate Change Canada. July 2017.
http://ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/default.asp?lang=En&xml=86BBBD05-D88E-44B2-932D-1ECCDF5FE9F1
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: Perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts and compounds that
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contain one of the following groups: C8F17SO2, C8F17SO3 or C8F17SO2N (collectively referred to as
PFOS) and products containing it are subject to Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations,
2012 (the Regulations) as amended in 2016, made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,
1999 (CEPA).
The manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of PFOS is prohibited with a limited number of
exemptions.
The Regulations replace the former Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Its Salts and Certain Other
Compounds Regulations which were the subject of a previous Notification of Final Regulatory Action
from Canada.
Regulatory controls pertaining to PFOS already existed under CEPA prior to this new regulatory
action, which were maintained. The new regulatory action expanded the controls by removing certain
exemptions.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: N/A
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: N/A
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: An ecological screening assessment was
undertaken on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), its salts and its precursors containing the
perfluorooctylsulfonyl (C8F17SO2, C8F17SO3, or C8F17SO2N) moiety.
PFOS is resistant to hydrolysis, photolysis, microbial degradation, and metabolism by vertebrates.
PFOS has been detected in fish, in wildlife worldwide and in the northern hemisphere. This includes
Canadian wildlife located far from known sources or manufacturing facilities indicating that PFOS
and/or its precursors may undergo long-range transport. Maximum concentrations in liver of biota in
remote areas of the Canadian Arctic include: mink (20 μg.kg-1), common loon (26 μg.kg-1), ringed
seal (37 μg.kg-1), brook trout (50 μg.kg-1), Arctic fox (1400 μg.kg-1) and polar bear (>4000 μg.kg-1).
Unlike many other persistent organic pollutants, certain perfluorinated substances, such as PFOS, are
present as ions in environmental media and partition preferentially to proteins in liver and blood rather
than to lipids. Therefore, the bioaccumulation potential of PFOS may not be related to the typical
mechanisms associated with bioaccumulation in lipid-rich tissues. Discretion is required when
applying numeric criteria for bioaccumulation such as those outlined in the Government of Canada's
Toxic Substances Management Policy (TSMP) and in the Persistence and Bioaccumulation
Regulations under CEPA when determining whether substances such as PFOS are bioaccumulative.
These numeric criteria were derived from bioaccumulation data for aquatic species and for substances
which preferentially partition to lipids.
The assessment is based on a weight of evidence approach regarding persistence, bioaccumulation, the
widespread occurrence of and concentrations of PFOS in the environment and in biota (including
remote areas of Canada), and risk quotient analyses. Based on available data, it is concluded that
PFOS, its salts and its precursors are entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under
conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its
biological diversity. In addition, based on available data, it is concluded that PFOS and its salts is
persistent. The weight of evidence is also sufficient to conclude that PFOS and its salts are
bioaccumulative.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: This regulatory action
builds upon original action taken in 2008. The continued prohibition on manufacture, use, sale, offer
for sale, or import of PFOS will work towards the objective of virtual elimination of the substance.
Therefore, this regulatory action will also result in a reduction of risk for Canada's environment.
The final regulatory action protects the Canadian environment from risks associated with the
manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of PFOS and certain products containing them.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 23/12/2016
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LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Actinolite asbestos CAS number(s): 77536-66-4
Chemical Name: Actinolite asbestos
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Inhalation of asbestos dust can cause
fibrosis of the lung (asbestosis), changes in one or both surfaces of the pleura, bronchial carcinoma
(lung cancer), mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum, and possibly cancers of other sites.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Amosite asbestos CAS number(s): 12172-73-5
Chemical Name: Asbestos, grunerite
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Inhalation of asbestos dust can cause
fibrosis of the lung (asbestosis), changes in one or both surfaces of the pleura, bronchial carcinoma
(lung cancer), mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum, and possibly cancers of other sites.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Anthophyllite CAS number(s): 77536-67-5
Chemical Name: Anthophyllite
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Inhalation of asbestos dust can cause
fibrosis of the lung (asbestosis), changes in one or both surfaces of the pleura, bronchial carcinoma
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(lung cancer), mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum, and possibly cancers of other sites.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Crocidolite CAS number(s): 12001-28-4
Chemical Name: Crocidolite
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Inhalation of asbestos dust can cause
fibrosis of the lung (asbestosis), changes in one or both surfaces of the pleura, bronchial carcinoma
(lung cancer), mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum, and possibly cancers of other sites.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
CAS number(s): 13654-09-6, 27858-07-7, 36355-01-8
Chemical Name(s): Hexabromobiphenyl, octabromobiphenyl, decabromobiphenyl
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: It accumulates in food chains, evidence
exists of chronic toxicity to various species, and because they are embryotoxic and teratogenic.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) CAS number(s): 1336-36-3
Chemical Name: Polychlorinated biphenyls
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
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transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: PCB exposure leads to skin abnormalities.
Effects may be retardation of foetal growth and alteration of calcium metabolism related to hormonal
disfunction. PCBs also cause cancer of the liver, biliary tract and gall bladder.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: They are persistent in the environment,
bioaccumulates in the human food chain, forms extremely toxic substances on thermolysis and
contaminates the environment.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
LESOTHO
Common Name(s): Tremolite CAS number(s): 77536-68-6
Chemical Name: Asbestos, tremolite
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Industrial
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses are banned.
Use or uses that remain allowed: None
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: No person shall import, manufacture, handle, sell or
transport this chemical in the country as listed in the Second Schedule of the Environment Act 2008.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health
Summary of known hazards and risks to human health: Inhalation of asbestos dust can cause
fibrosis of the lung (asbestosis), changes in one or both surfaces of the pleura, bronchial carcinoma
(lung cancer), mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum, and possibly cancers of other sites.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to human health: Reduce exposure.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/06/2009
NORWAY
Common Name(s): Metaldehyde CAS number(s): 108-62-3, 9002-91-9
Chemical Name: 2,4,6,8 - tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxocyclooctane
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: All uses of metaldehyde as a plant protection
product. The application for authorization of the plant protection product Gusto was for professional
use in strawberry, potato, root vegetables, onion, tomato, lettuce, cabbage, beans and peas and for non-
professional use in private gardens.
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: Yes
Summary of the final regulatory action: After an evaluation, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority
has decided to deny the application for authorization of the plant protection product Gusto (containing
metaldehyde) according to the Regulation of 26 July 2004 nr. 1138 on pesticides.
The reason for this decision was the unacceptable risks to birds and mammals.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Environment
Summary of known hazards and risks to the environment: According to the EFSA conclusion on the
peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metaldehyde (EFSA, 2010), a high
acute and long-term risk was assessed for birds and mammals. Data gaps were identified for all
representative uses to provide new acute and long-term risk assessments for birds from all routes of
exposure and a new acute and long-term risk assessment for granivorous mammals.
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In the national evaluation conducted by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority on the plant protection
product Gusto (with metaldehyde as active substance), the risk assessment concluded with high risk to
birds. The estimated acute Toxicity Exposure Ratios (TERA) and long-term Toxicity Exposure Ratios
(T ERLT) indicate an acute and long-term risk for birds ingesting granules as source of food, as grit or
when seeking seeds as food. The proposed refinements are not acceptable as they do not cover smaller
bird species, and assume a lower food intake than expected. For mammals, the risk assessment also
concludes with a high acute and chronic risk from ingesting granules as source of food, TERA and T
ERLT indicate an acute and long-term risk, and the proposed refinements are not accepted.
Expected effect of the final regulatory action in relation to the environment: Complete reduction of
the risk to birds and mammals from exposure to metaldehyde.
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 16/02/2016
PANAMA
Common Name(s): Carbofuran CAS number(s): 1563-66-2
Chemical Name: 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: Banning: import, manufacture, fractionation,
commercialization with Monocrotophos active ingredient in the national territory.
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No
Summary of the final regulatory action: Among the considerations of the Resolution it is noted that
the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Panama (MIDA), adopts the decision of banning the active
ingredient Carbofuran for all agricultural uses. This measure is adopted for two main reasons:
(a) The banning of Carbofuran by the United States of America (USA), throughout its territory, for the
severe problems to public health and the environment;
(b) Decision of the United States of America, January 2010: zero tolerance to Carbofuran. This
restrictive action for fruits and vegetables imports from different origins could have a negative
impact on Panama's agro-export activity.
Another reason for the banning of agricultural formulations based on the active ingredient carbofuran is
because its highly harmful effects on public health and its polluting effects on the environment, indicated
in several international studies. Under this decision, all sales licenses for products Carbofuran
formulated were canceled in Panama.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 28/10/2010
PANAMA
Common Name(s): Methamidophos CAS number(s): 10265-92-6
Chemical Name: O,S-dimethyl phosphoramidothioate
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: Banning: import, manufacture, fractionation,
commercialization and use of agricultural products formulated with Methamidophos active ingredient
in the national territory.
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No
Summary of the final regulatory action: Resolution No. 024 of 10 June 2011, states that the Ministry
of Agricultural Development of Panama (MIDA), adopts the decision to ban 11 different active
ingredients for all agricultural uses, including Methanidophos. This measure is adopted for the following
reasons:
(a) Pesticide molecules listed cause a relevant risk to public health and other living organisms due to
their extreme and high toxicity; proven persistence, bioaccumulative properties, high carcinogenic,
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mutagenic, teratogenic and infertility risks;
(b) Current measures to regulate exposure to these substances will not reduce risks to acceptable levels.
In addition, there are alternative, effective, economically competitive and viable products available
for agricultural production. Another reason for the prohibition of agricultural formulations based on
the active ingredient Methamidophos is their highly harmful effects on public health and
environmental pollution, as indicated in numerous international studies. Under this decision, all
sales licenses for these products were canceled in Panama.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 17/06/2011
PANAMA
Common Name(s): Methyl Parathion CAS number(s): 298-00-0
Chemical Name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: Prohibit in the national territory import,
manufacture, processing, commercialization and use of all agricultural products formulations with the
active ingredient methyl parathion.
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No
Summary of the final regulatory action: Resolution No. 024 of 10 June 2011, states that the Ministry
of Agricultural Development of Panama (MIDA), adopts the decision to ban 11 different active
ingredients for all agricultural uses, including Methyl-parathion. This measure is adopted for the
following reasons:
(a) Pesticide molecules listed cause a relevant risk to public health and other living organisms due to
their extreme and high toxicity; proven persistence, bioaccumulative properties, high carcinogenic,
mutagenic, teratogenic and infertility risks;
(b) Current measures to regulate exposure to these substances will not reduce risks to acceptable levels.
In addition, there are alternative, effective, economically competitive and viable products available
for agricultural production. Another reason for the prohibition of agricultural formulations based on
the active ingredient Methyl-parathion is their highly harmful effects on public health and
environmental pollution, as indicated in numerous international studies. Under this decision, all
sales licenses for these products were canceled in Panama.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 17/06/2011
PANAMA
Common Name(s): Monocrotophos (BSI, E-ISO) CAS number(s): 6923-22-4
Chemical Name: Dimethyl (E)-1-methyl-2-(methylcarbamoyl)vinyl phosphate
Final regulatory action has been taken for the category: Pesticide
Final regulatory action: The chemical is banned.
Use or uses prohibited by the final regulatory action: Banning: import, manufacture, fractionation,
commercialization and use of agricultural products formulated with Monocrotophos active ingredient
in the national territory.
The final regulatory action was based on a risk or hazard evaluation: No
Summary of the final regulatory action: Resolution No. 024 of 10 June 2011, states that the Ministry
of Agricultural Development of Panama (MIDA), adopts the decision to ban 11 different active
ingredients for all agricultural uses, including Moncrotophos. This measure is adopted for the following
reasons:
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(a) Pesticide molecules listed cause a relevant risk to public health and other living organisms due to
their extreme and high toxicity; proven persistence, bioaccumulative properties, high carcinogenic,
mutagenic, teratogenic and infertility risks;
(b) Current measures to regulate exposure to these substances will not reduce risks to acceptable levels.
In addition, there are alternative, effective, economically competitive and viable products available
for agricultural production. Another reason for the prohibition of agricultural formulations based on
the active ingredient Monocrotophos is their highly harmful effects on public health and
environmental pollution, as indicated in numerous international studies. Under this decision, all
sales licenses for these products were canceled in Panama.
The reasons for the final regulatory action were relevant to: Human health and environment
Date of entry into force of the final regulatory action: 17/06/2011
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Synopsis of notifications of final regulatory action received since the last PIC Circular
PART B
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION THAT HAVE BEEN
VERIFIED AS NOT CONTAINING ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION
Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region Annex III
Alachlor 15972-60-8 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Aldicarb 116-06-03 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Bromacil 314-40-9 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and the Carribean No
Carbofuran 1563-66-22 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Endosulfan 115-29-7 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and the Carribean Yes
2,4,5-
Trichlorophenol
95-95-4 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Alachlor 15972-60-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Aldicarb 116-06-03 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Aldrin 309-00-2 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Amitrole 61-82-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Benomyl 17804-35-2 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Binapacryl 485-31-4 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Toxaphene
(Camphechlor)
8001-35-2 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Carbofuran 1563-66-22 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Chlordane 57-74-9 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Chlordimeform 6164-98-3 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-
3-chloropropane) 96-12-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
DDT 50-29-3 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Dechlorane/Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Dieldrin 60-57-1 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Dinoseb and its salts
and esters
88-85-7 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Dinitro-ortho-cresol
(DNOC) and its salts
534-52-1 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
EDB 106-93-4 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Endosulfan 115-29-7 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Fluoroacetamide 640-19-7 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Heptachlor 76-44-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Leptophos 21609-90-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Lindane (HCH) 58-89-9 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Methamidophos 10265-92-6 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 (*) Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Thiram 137-26-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean No
Trichlorfon 52-68-6 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and the Carribean Yes
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PART C
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION STILL UNDER
VERIFICATION
Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region Annex III
Alachlor 15972-60-8 Pesticide Trinidad and
Tobago
Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Endosulfan 115-29-7 Pesticide Trinidad and
Tobago
Latin America and the Carribean Yes
Mercury 7439-97-6 Industrial Sweden Europe No
Polybrominated
diphenyl ethers
(C12H(10-n)Br(n)O,
4≤n≤10) (PBDE)
1163-19-5,
32534-81-9,
32536-52-0,
36483-60-0,
40088-47-9,
63936-56-1,
68928-80-3
Industrial Canada North America No
Tetraethyl lead 78-00-2 Industrial Lesotho Africa Yes
Tetramethyl lead 75-74-1 Industrial Lesotho Africa Yes
Appendix II Proposals for inclusion of severely hazardous pesticide formulations in the PIC procedure
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APPENDIX II
PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION OF SEVERELY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDE
FORMULATIONS IN THE PIC PROCEDURE
PART A
SUMMARY OF EACH PROPOSAL FOR INCLUSION OF A SEVERELY
HAZARDOUS PESTICIDE FORMULATION THAT HAS BEEN VERIFIED TO
CONTAIN ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY PART 1 OF ANNEX IV TO THE
CONVENTION
None.
PART B
PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION OF SEVERELY HAZARDOUS PESTICIDE
FORMULATIONS STILL UNDER VERIFICATION
None.
Appendix III Chemicals subject to the PIC procedure
PIC Circular XLVII (47) – June 2018 25
APPENDIX III
CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE PIC PROCEDURE
Chemical name CAS No. Category Date of first dispatch of
decision guidance document
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters 93-76-51 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Alachlor 15972-60-8 Pesticide 24 October 2011
Aldicarb 116-06-3 Pesticide 24 October 2011
Aldrin 309-00-2 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Azinphos-methyl 86-50-0 Pesticide 10 August 2013
Binapacryl 485-31-4 Pesticide 1 February 2005
Captafol 2425-06-1 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Carbofuran 1563-66-2 Pesticide 15 September 2017
Chlordane 57-74-9 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Chlordimeform 6164-98-3 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
DDT 50-29-3 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Dieldrin 60-57-1 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its salts
(such as ammonium salt, potassium salt and
sodium salt)
534-52-1
2980-64-5
5787-96-2
2312-76-7
Pesticide 1 February 2005
Dinoseb and its salts and esters 88-85-71 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) 106-93-4 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Endosulfan 115-29-7 Pesticide 24 October 2011
Ethylene dichloride 107-06-2 Pesticide 1 February 2005
Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 Pesticide 1 February 2005
Fluoroacetamide 640-19-7 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
HCH (mixed isomers) 608-73-1 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Heptachlor 76-44-8 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Lindane 58-89-9 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Mercury compounds, including inorganic
mercury compounds, alkyl mercury
compounds and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl
mercury compounds
Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Methamidophos 10265-92-6 Pesticide 15 September 20152
Monocrotophos 6923-22-4 Pesticide 1 February 2005
Parathion 56-38-2 Pesticide 1 February 2005
Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters 87-86-51 Pesticide Prior to adoption of Convention
Toxaphene 8001-35-2 Pesticide 1 February 2005
All tributyltin compounds including:
- Tributyltin oxide
- Tributyltin fluoride
- Tributyltin methacrylate
- Tributyltin benzoate
- Tributyltin chloride
- Tributyltin linoleate
- Tributyltin naphthenate
56-35-9
1983-10-4
2155-70-6
4342-36-3
1461-22-9
24124-25-2
85409-17-2
Pesticide 1 February 20093
Trichlorfon 52-68-6 Pesticide 15 September 2017
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Date of first dispatch of
decision guidance document
Dustable powder formulations containing a
combination of:
- Benomyl at or above 7%,
- Carbofuran at or above 10%,
- Thiram at or above 15%
17804-35-2
1563-66-2
137-26-8
Severely
hazardous
pesticide
formulation
1 February 2005
Phosphamidon (soluble liquid formulations
of the substance that exceed 1000 g active
ingredient/L)
13171-21-6 (mixture,
(E)&(Z) isomers)
23783-98-4 ((Z)-isomer)
297-99-4 ((E)-isomer)
Severely
hazardous
pesticide
formulation
Prior to adoption of Convention
Methyl-parathion (emulsifiable
concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5% active
ingredient and dusts at or above 1.5%
active ingredient)
298-00-0 Severely
hazardous
pesticide
formulation
Prior to adoption of Convention
Asbestos:
- Actinolite
- Anthophyllite
- Amosite
- Crocidolite
- Tremolite
77536-66-4
77536-67-5
12172-73-5
12001-28-4
77536-68-6
Industrial
1 February 2005
1 February 2005
1 February 2005
Prior to adoption of Convention
1 February 2005
Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether
including:
- Hexabromodiphenyl ether
- Heptabromodiphenyl ether
36483-60-0
68928-80-3
Industrial 10 August 2013
Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
including:
- Tetrabromodiphenyl ether
- Pentabromodiphenyl ether
40088-47-9
32534-81-9
Industrial 10 August 2013
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid,
perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane
sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls
including:
- Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
- Potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate
- Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate
- Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate
- Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane
sulfonate
- Tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane
sulfonate
- Didecyldimethylammonium
perfluorooctane sulfonate
- N-Ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamide
- N-Methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide
- N-Ethyl-N-(2-
hydroxyethyl)perfluorooctane
sulfonamide
- N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-
methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide
- Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride
1763-23-1
2795-39-3
29457-72-5
29081-56-9
70225-14-8
56773-42-3
251099-16-8
4151-50-2
31506-32-8
1691-99-2
24448-09-7
307-35-7
Industrial 10 August 2013
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) 36355-01-8 (hexa-)
27858-07-7 (octa-)
13654-09-6 (deca-)
Industrial Prior to adoption of Convention
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 1336-36-3 Industrial Prior to adoption of Convention
Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) 61788-33-8 Industrial Prior to adoption of Convention
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-84-8 Industrial 15 September 2017
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Date of first dispatch of
decision guidance document
Tetraethyl lead 78-00-2 Industrial 1 February 2005
Tetramethyl lead 75-74-1 Industrial 1 February 2005
All tributyltin compounds including:
- Tributyltin oxide
- Tributyltin fluoride
- Tributyltin methacrylate
- Tributyltin benzoate
- Tributyltin chloride
- Tributyltin linoleate
- Tributyltin naphthenate
56-35-9
1983-10-4
2155-70-6
4342-36-3
1461-22-9
24124-25-2
85409-17-2
Industrial 15 September 20174
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate 126-72-7 Industrial Prior to adoption of Convention
Notes:
1. Only the CAS numbers of parent compounds are listed. For a list of other relevant CAS numbers, reference may be
made to the relevant decision guidance document.
2. The date relates to the date for the communication of the decision guidance document for the chemical currently
included in Annex III and adopted by decision RC-7/4, which amended Annex III to list methamidophos and deleted a
previous entry in Annex III for “methamidophos (soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 600 g active
ingredient/L)”.
3. See the related entry for all tributyltin compounds within the industrial category. Tributyltin compounds were listed
within the pesticide category by decision RC-4/5 and the initial decision guidance document communicated to Parties
related solely to the pesticide category. A revised decision guidance document was subsequently approved (see note 4).
4. This entry refers to the date for communication of the revised decision guidance document for tributyltin compounds,
which relates to both the pesticide and industrial categories, which was approved by decision RC-8/5.
Appendix IV Listing of all import responses received from Parties
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APPENDIX IV
LISTING OF ALL IMPORT RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM PARTIES AND CASES OF
FAILURE TO SUBMIT RESPONSES
All import responses received from Parties and cases of failure to submit responses are available on the
Convention website: http://www.pic.int/tabid/1370/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
The online database is presented with four tabs:
1. Import responses recently transmitted;
2. Import responses by Party;
3. Import responses by Chemical;
4. Cases of failure to submit responses.
The import responses received since the last PIC Circular (between 1 November 2017 and 30 April 2018) may
be viewed under the first tab “Import responses recently transmitted”. The overview of those import responses
is available in this appendix.
All import responses, including latest and previously transmitted information, may be viewed under the second
tab “Import responses by Party” or the third tab “Import responses by Chemical”.
The cases of failure to submit responses are available under the fourth tab “Cases of failure to submit
responses”. It also includes the date on which the Secretariat first informed all Parties, through publication in
the PIC Circular, of cases of failure to transmit a response.
Appendix IV Listing of all import responses received from Parties
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OVERVIEW OF NEW IMPORT RESPONSES RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST
PIC CIRCULAR
Pesticides
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters
Lesotho
Alachlor
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Aldicarb
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Aldrin
Lesotho
Azinphos-methyl
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Binapacryl
Lesotho
Captafol
Lesotho
Carbofuran
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mauritius
Morocco
Norway
Panama
Chlordane
Lesotho
Chlordimeform
Lesotho
Chlorobenzilate
Lesotho
DDT
Lesotho
Dieldrin
Lesotho
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its salts
(such as ammonium salt, potassium salt
and sodium salt)
Lesotho
Dinoseb and its salts and esters
Lesotho
1,2-dibromoethane (EDB)
Lesotho
Endosulfan
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Ethylene dichloride
Lesotho
Ethylene oxide
Lesotho
Fluoroacetamide
Lesotho
HCH (mixed isomers)
Lesotho
Heptachlor
Lesotho
Hexachlorobenzene
Lesotho
Lindane
Lesotho
Mercury compounds, including inorganic
mercury compounds, alkyl mercury
compounds and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl
mercury compounds
Lesotho
Methamidophos
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Panama
Monocrotophos
Lesotho
Parathion
Lesotho
Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters
Lesotho
Toxaphene
Lesotho
All tributyltin compounds
Guyana
Jamaica
Lesotho
Mauritius1
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Trichlorfon
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mauritius
Morocco
Norway
Panama
Severely hazardous pesticide
formulations
Dustable powder formulations containing
a combination of benomyl at or above
7%, carbofuran at or above 10% and
thiram at or above 15%
Lesotho
Methyl-parathion (Emulsifiable
concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5%
active ingredient and dusts at or above
1.5% active ingredient)
Lesotho
Phosphamidon (Soluble liquid
formulations of the substance that exceed
1000 g active ingredient/L)
Lesotho
Industrial Chemicals
Actinolite asbestos
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Amosite asbestos
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Anthophyllite asbestos
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Crocidolite asbestos
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Tremolite asbestos
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether
(including hexabromodiphenyl ether and
heptabromodiphenyl ether)
Canada2
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
(including tetrabromodiphenyl ether and
pentabromodiphenyl ether)
Canada2
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid,
perfluorooctane sulfonates,
perfluorooctane sulfonamides and
perfluorooctane sulfonyls
Canada2
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT)
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins
Canada
Mauritius
Ukraine
Tetraethyl lead
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Tetramethyl lead
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Appendix IV Listing of all import responses received from Parties
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All tributyltin compounds
Canada
Guyana
Mauritius
Ukraine
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate
Georgia
Lesotho
Ukraine
Notes:
1. A revision to the import response published in PIC Circular XLIV (December 2016).
2. A revision to the import response published in PIC Circular XXXIX (June 2014).
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APENDIX V
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION FOR CHEMICALS NOT LISTED
IN ANNEX III
This appendix consists of two parts:
Part A: Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III and verified as
containing all the information required by Annex I to the Convention
The table lists all the notifications received during the interim PIC procedure and the current PIC procedure
(September 1998 to 30 April 2018) verified as containing all the information required by Annex I to the
Convention.
Part B: Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III and verified as not
containing all the information required by Annex I to the Convention
The table lists all the notifications received during the interim PIC procedure and the current PIC procedure
(September 1998 to 30 April 2018) verified as not containing all the information required by Annex I to the
Convention.
The information is also available on the Convention website.19
19 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1368/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
Appendix V Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
PART A
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION FOR CHEMICALS NOT LISTED
IN ANNEX III AND VERIFIED AS CONTAINING ALL THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION
Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 630-20-6 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 71-55-6 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 79-34-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 79-00-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
1,1-Dichloroethylene 75-35-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
1,3-Dichloropropene 542-75-6 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
2- Nitrobenzaldehyde 552-89-6 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
2,4,5-TP (Silvex; Fenoprop) 93-72-1 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
2,4,6-Tri-tert-butylphenol 732-26-3 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
2,4-D 94-75-7 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol 94-96-2 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
2-Naphthylamine 91-59-8 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
2-Propen-1-ol, reaction products
with pentafluoroiodoethane
tetrafluoroethylene telomer,
dehydroiodinated, reaction
products with epichlorohydrin
and triethylenetetramine
464178-90-3 Industrial Canada North America XLI
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-
methylpropyl ester, polymer with
butyl 2-propenoate and 2,5
furandione, gamma-omega-
perfluoro-C8-14-alkyl esters, tert-
Bu benzenecarboperoxoate-
initiated
459415-06-6 Industrial Canada North America XLI
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-,
hexadecyl ester, polymers with 2-
hydroxyethyl methacrylate,
gamma-omega-perfluoro-C10-16-
alkyl acrylate and stearyl
methacrylate
203743-03-7 Industrial Canada North America XLI
4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
4-Aminobiphenyl 92-67-1 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
4-Nitrobiphenyl 92-93-3 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
4-Nitrobiphenyl 92-93-3 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
4-Nitrobiphenyl 92-93-3 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Acephate 30560-19-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVIII
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Burkina Faso Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Chad Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Guinea-Bissau Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Mali Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Niger Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLV
Acetochlor 34256-82-1 Pesticide Togo Africa XLV
Allyl alcohol 107-18-6 Pesticide Canada North America XXII
Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane 319-84-6 Pesticide China Asia XLV
Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane 319-84-6 Industrial Japan Asia XXXII
Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane 319-84-6 Pesticide Japan Asia XXXIII
Aluminium phosphide 20859-73-8 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Aminopyralid 150114-71-9 Pesticide Norway Europe XXXIII
Amitraz 33089-61-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXI
Amitraz 33089-61-1 Pesticide Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Asia XXX
Amitraz 33089-61-1 Pesticide Syrian Arab
Republic
Near East XXXII
Amitrole 61-82-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Ammonium hydrogen sulfide 12124-99-1 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Ammonium polysulfide 9080-17-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Anthracene oil 90640-80-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Aramite 140-57-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Arsenic compounds 7440-38-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Arsenic pentoxide 1303-28-2 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Chad Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Niger Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLI
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Togo Africa XLI
Azinphos-ethyl 2642-71-9 Pesticide Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
Asia XLVI
Azinphos-ethyl 2642-71-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Benfuracarb 82560-54-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXV
Bentazon 25057-89-0 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Benzenamine, N-phenyl-,
reaction products with styrene
and 2,4,4-trimethylpentene
(BNST)
68921-45-9 Industrial Canada North America XLII
Benzene 71-43-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Benzidine 92-87-5 Industrial Canada North America XXI
Benzidine 92-87-5 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Benzidine 92-87-5 Industrial Jordan Near East XLII
Benzidine 92-87-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Benzidine 92-87-5 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Benzidine and its salts 92-87-5 Industrial India Asia XX
Benzidine and its salts 92-87-5 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
Benzidine and its salts 92-87-5 Industrial Jordan Near East XVIII
Benzidine and its salts 92-87-5 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
Beta hexachlorocyclohexane 319-85-7 Pesticide China Asia XLV
Beta hexachlorocyclohexane 319-85-7 Industrial Japan Asia XXXII
Beta hexachlorocyclohexane 319-85-7 Pesticide Japan Asia XXXIII
Beta hexachlorocyclohexane 319-85-7 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Bifenthrin 82657-04-3 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XIV
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether 111-44-4 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Bis(chloromethyl)ether 542-88-1 Industrial Canada North America XII
Bis(chloromethyl)ether 542-88-1 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
Bis(chloromethyl)ether 542-88-1 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Bitertanol 55179-31-2 Pesticide Norway Europe XXXV
Bromobenzylbromotoluene
(DBBT)
99688-47-8 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Bromobenzylbromotoluene
(DBBT)
99688-47-8 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
Bromochlorodifluoromethane
(Halon 1211)
353-59-3 Industrial Canada North America XIII
Bromochloromethane 74-97-5 Industrial Thailand Asia XXIV
Bromotrifluoromethane 75-63-8 Industrial Canada North America XII
Bromoxynil octanoate 1689-99-2 Pesticide Norway Europe XIV
Bromuconazole 116255-48-2 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Butralin 33629-47-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIII
Cadmium 7440-43-9 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Cadusafos 95465-99-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
Calcium arsenate 7778-44-1 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Carbaryl 63-25-2 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXVI
Carbaryl 63-25-2 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Carbaryl 63-25-2 Pesticide Syrian Arab
Republic
Near East XXXII
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Pesticide & Industrial Canada North America XII
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Industrial Jordan Near East XLIV
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Pesticide & Industrial Switzerland Europe XXI
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Burkina Faso Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Chad Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXV
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Niger Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLI
Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 Pesticide Togo Africa XLI
Chloral hydrate 302-17-0 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XIV
Chlorates (including but not
limited to Na, Mg, K chlorates)
7775-09-9,
10326-21-3,
3811-04-9
and others
Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVIII
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide China Asia XLV
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Industrial Japan Asia XXXII
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Japan Asia XXXIII
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Peru Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XLV
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Chlorfenapyr 122453-73-0 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVIII
Chlorfenvinphos 470-90-6 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Chlornitrofen 1836-77-7 Pesticide Japan Asia XX
Chloroethylene 75-01-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Chlorofluorocarbon (totally
halogenated)
75-69-4,
75-71-8,
76-13-1,
76-14-2,
76-15-3
Industrial Canada North America XII
Chloroform 67-66-3 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Chloromethyl methyl ether 107-30-2 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Chlorsulfuron 64902-72-3 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Chlorthal-dimethyl 1861-32-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVII
Chlorthiophos 60238-56-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Chlozolinate 84332-86-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVI
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Australia Southwest
Pacific
XIX
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Bulgaria Europe XXII
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Chile Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XV
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial European
Union
Europe XIII
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Japan Asia XXX
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Japan Asia XXV
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial South Africa Africa XXX
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXI
Creosote 8001-58-9 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Creosote oil 61789-28-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Creosote oil, acenaphthene
fraction
90640-84-9 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Creosote, wood 8021-39-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Cycloheximide 66-81-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Cyhexatin 13121-70-5 Pesticide Brazil Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXXVI
Cyhexatin 13121-70-5 Pesticide Canada North America XXII
Cyhexatin 13121-70-5 Pesticide Japan Asia XX
DDD 72-54-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Decabromodiphenyl ether 1163-19-5 Industrial Norway Europe XXXIX
Demephion-O 682-80-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Demeton-methyl (isomeric
mixture of demeton-O-methyl
and demeton-S-methyl)
8022-00-2,
867-27-6,
919-86-8
Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Diazinon 333-41-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXII
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
cloropropano)
96-12-8 Pesticide Canada North America XXII
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
cloropropano)
96-12-8 Pesticide Colombia Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XLV
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
cloropropano) 96-12-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Dibromotetrafluoroethane 124-73-2 Industrial Canada North America XIII
Dibutyltin hydrogen borate
(DBB)
75113-37-0 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Dichlobenil 1194-65-6 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
Dichlobenil 1194-65-6 Pesticide Norway Europe XII
Dichloro[(dichlorophenyl)
methyl]methylbenzene
76253-60-6 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Dichloro[(dichlorophenyl)
methyl]methylbenzene
76253-60-6 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
Dichlorobenzyltoluene 81161-70-8 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
Dichlorophen 97-23-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Dichlorvos 62-73-7 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIV
Dicloran 99-30-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Industrial Japan Asia XXII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Industrial Japan Asia XXXII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Japan Asia XXXIII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XXII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XXIV
Dicrotophos 141-66-2 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Dimefox 115-26-4 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Dimefox 115-26-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Dimethenamid 87674-68-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXVII
Diniconazole-M 83657-18-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIV
Dinoterb 1420-07-1 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XIV
Dinoterb 1420-07-1 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Dinoterb 1420-07-1 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Diphenylamine 122-39-4 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIX
Distillates (coal tar), naphthalene
oils
84650-04-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Distillates (coal tar), upper 65996-91-0 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Disulfoton 298-04-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Endosulfan 115-29-7**,
959-98-8,
33213-65-9
Pesticide* & Industrial Japan Asia XLIV
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Bulgaria Europe XXII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Canada North America XXII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Guyana Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVI
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Peru Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XIII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide & Industrial Republic of
Korea Asia XX
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Uruguay Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Epoxiconazole 106325-08-0 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
EPTC 759-94-4 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Ethylbromoacetate 105-36-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Extract residues (coal), low temp.
coal tar alk
122384-78-5 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Fenarimol 60168-88-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVII
Fenitrothion 122-14-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXII
Fensulfothion 115-90-2 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Fenthion 55-38-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXII
Fentin acetate 900-95-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVI
Fentin hydroxide 76-87-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Chad Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Niger Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLI
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Togo Africa XLI
Fluazifop-P-butyl 79241-46-6 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Fluazinam 79622-59-6 Pesticide Norway Europe XXXII
Flufenoxuron 101463-69-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIX
Fluopicolide 239110-15-7 Pesticide Norway Europe XLIII
Fluoroacetic acid 144-49-0 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Flurprimidol 56425-91-3 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
Folpet 133-07-3 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XII
Fonofos 944-22-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Furfural 98-01-1 Pesticide Canada North America XXII
Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4,
3194-55-6,
134237-50-6,
134237-51-7,
134237-52-8
Industrial Canada North America XLVII
Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4,
3194-55-6,
134237-50-6,
134237-51-7,
134237-52-8
Industrial China Asia XLV
Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4 Industrial Japan Asia XLIV
Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4,
3194-55-6,
134237-50-6,
134237-51-7,
134237-52-8
Industrial Norway Europe XLIV
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Industrial China Asia XLII
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide* & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide* & Industrial Panama Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XIX
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Hexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Hexachlorobutadiene 87-68-3 Industrial Japan Asia XXII
Hexachloroethane 67-72-1 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-,
homopolymer, reaction products
with alpha-fluoro-omega-2-
hydroxyethyl-
poly(difluoromethylene), C16-20-
branched alcohols and
1-octadecanol
Not available Industrial Canada North America XLI
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Burkina Faso Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Chad Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Guinea-Bissau Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Mali Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Niger Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLV
Hexazinone 51235-04-2 Pesticide Togo Africa XLV
Imazalil 35554-44-0 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Imazapyr 81334-34-1 Pesticide Norway Europe XIV
Isodrin 465-73-6 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Isopyrazam 881685-58-1 Pesticide Norway Europe XXXVII
Kelevan 4234-79-1 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Lead arsenate 7784-40-9 Pesticide Japan Asia XX
Lead arsenate 7784-40-9 Pesticide Peru Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXXV
Lead carbonate 598-63-0 Industrial Jordan Near East XXXVI
Lead carbonate 598-63-0 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Lead hydroxycarbonate 1319-46-6 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Lead sulfate 15739-80-7 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Lead(II)sulfate 7446-14-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Linuron 330-55-2 Pesticide Norway Europe XXVI
Malathion 121-75-5 Pesticide Syrian Arab
Republic
Near East XXXII
Maleic hydrazide 123-33-1 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
MCPA-thioethyl(phenothiol) 25319-90-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
MCPB 94-81-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Mecoprop 7085-19-0 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Mephosfolan 950-10-7 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Mepiquat chloride 24307-26-4 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Mercurous chloride (Calomel) 10112-91-1 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
Mercury 7439-97-6 Industrial Sweden Europe XXIII
Metaldehyde 108-62-3,
9002-91-9
Pesticide Norway Europe XLVII
Methazole 20354-26-1 Pesticide Australia Southwest
Pacific
XII
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Methyl bromide 74-83-9 Pesticide Malawi Africa XXX
Methyl bromide 74-83-9 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XV
Methyl bromide 74-83-9 Pesticide & Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Methyl bromide 74-83-9 Pesticide & Industrial Switzerland Europe XXI
Methyl bromoacetate 96-32-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Methyl cellosolve 109-86-4 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Brazil Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Bulgaria Europe XXII
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Côte d'Ivoire Africa XX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Dominican
Republic
Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXV
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide El Salvador Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVIII
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Gambia Africa XIX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Guyana Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVI
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Nigeria Africa XXI
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Panama Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XIX
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Panama Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XLVII
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Thailand Asia XXI
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Uruguay Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Mevinphos 26718-65-0 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Mevinphos 26718-65-0 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
MGK Repellent 11 126-15-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Bulgaria Europe XXII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Industrial Canada North America XII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Colombia Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XLV
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Cuba Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Guyana Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVI
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XXI
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide & Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Uruguay Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Monomethyl dichlorodiphenyl
methane
122808-61-1 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
N,N'-Ditolyl-p-
phenylenediamine; N,N’-
Dixylyl-p-phenylenediamine; N-
Tolyl-N'-xylyl-p-
phenylenediamine
27417-40-9,
28726-30-9,
70290-05-0
Industrial Japan Asia XXI
Naled 300-76-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIX
NCC ether 94097-88-8 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Nickel 7440-02-0 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Nitrofen 1836-75-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XVI
Nitrofen 1836-75-5 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
N-Nitrosodimethylamine 62-75-9 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Nonylphenol 11066-49-2,
25154-52-3,
84852-15-3,
90481-04-2
Pesticide & Industrial European
Union Europe XXIII
Nonylphenol ethoxylate 127087-87-0,
26027-38-3,
37205-87-1,
68412-54-4,
9016-45-9
Pesticide & Industrial European
Union
Europe XXIII
Nonylphenols and nonylphenol
ethoxylates
104-40-5,
11066-49-2,
25154-52-3,
84852-15-3,
90481-04-2,
127087-87-0,
26027-38-3,
37205-87-1,
68412-54-4,
9016-45-9
Pesticide & Industrial Switzerland Europe XXXVI
Octylphenols and octylphenol
ethoxylates
140-66-9 Pesticide & Industrial Switzerland Europe XXXVI
Oxydemeton-methyl 301-12-2 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXX
Paraquat 4685-14-7 Pesticide Sri Lanka Asia XXVIII
Paraquat 4685-14-7 Pesticide Sweden Europe XXIII
Paraquat 4685-14-7 Pesticide Togo Africa XLII
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Burkina Faso Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Chad Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Mali Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Niger Africa XXXV
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Senegal Africa XXXV
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Sweden Europe XXIII
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Uruguay Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Paraquat dimethyl,bis 2074-50-2 Pesticide Sweden Europe XXIII
Paris green 12002-03-8 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Pendimethalin 40487-42-1 Pesticide Norway Europe XXV
Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 Pesticide China Asia XLV
Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 Industrial Japan Asia XXXII
Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 Pesticide Japan Asia XXXIII
Pentachloroethane 76-01-7 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Pentachlorophenol and its salts
and esters
87-86-5**,
131-52-2,
27735-64-4,
3772-94-9
Pesticide* & Industrial Japan Asia XLIV
Perfluorocarboxylic acids that
have the molecular formula
CnF2n+1CO2H in which 8≤n≤ 20,
their salts, and their precursors
(LC-PFCAs)
375-95-1,
335-76-2,
2058-94-8,
307-55-1,
72629-94-8,
376-06-7,
141074-63-7,
67905-19-5,
57475-95-3,
16517-11-6,
133921-38-7,
68310-12-3
(list is not
exhaustive)
Industrial Canada North America XLVII
Perfluorooctane sulphonate
(PFOS), its salts and
perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride
(PFOSF)
2795-39-3**,
70225-14-8**,
29081-56-9**,
29457-72-5**,
307-35-7**
Pesticide & Industrial* China Asia XLV
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
its salts and PFOA related
compounds
335-67-1,
45285-51-6
3825-26-1,
90480-56-1
335-95-5,
2395-00-8,
335-93-3,
335-66-0,
376-27-2,
3108-24-5
(list is not
exhaustive)
Industrial Canada North America XLVII
Appendix V Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
its salts and PFOA related
compounds
335-67-1,
3825-26-1,
335-95-5,
2395-00-8,
335-93-3,
335-66-0,
376-27-2,
3108-24-5
Industrial Norway Europe XLI
Permethrin 52645-53-1 Pesticide Syrian Arab
Republic
Near East XXXII
Phenol, 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-
yl)-4,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-
3846-71-7 Industrial Japan Asia XXVII
Phenthoate 2597-03-7 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XLIV
Phorate 298-02-2 Pesticide Brazil Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XLV
Phorate 298-02-2 Pesticide Canada North America XXVIII
Phorate 298-02-2 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Phosalone 2310-17-0 Pesticide European
Union Europe XXVII
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Brazil Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XX
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Côte d'Ivoire Africa XX
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Panama Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XIX
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Polychlorinated naphthalenes 70776-03-3 Industrial Canada North America XXXVIII
Polychlorinated naphthalenes 70776-03-3 Industrial Japan Asia XXI
Polychlorinated naphthalenes 28699-88-9,
1321-65-9,
1335-88-2,
1321-64-8,
1335-87-1,
32241-08-0,
2234-13-1
Industrial Japan Asia XLIV
Polychloroterpenes 8001-50-1 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Procymidone 32809-16-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVII
Profenofos 41198-08-7 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XLIV
Propachlor 1918-16-7 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIII
Propachlor 1918-16-7 Pesticide Norway Europe XXVI
Propanil 709-98-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIX
Propargite 2312-35-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXIX
Propisochlor 86763-47-5 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
Propylbromoacetate 35223-80-4 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Prothiofos 34643-46-4 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XLIV
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Prothoate 2275-18-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Pymetrozine 123312-89-0 Pesticide Norway Europe XXXIX
Pyrazophos 13457-18-6 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XIII
Pyrinuron 53558-25-1 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Quinalphos 13593-03-8 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XLIV
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XV
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide Romania Europe XX
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide Switzerland Europe XX
Schradan 152-16-9 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Schradan 152-16-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Simazine 122-34-9 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXI
Simazine 122-34-9 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Sodium arsenite 7784-46-5 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XIV
Sodium fluoroacetate 62-74-8 Pesticide Cuba Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XXVIII
Sodium trichloroacetate 650-51-1 Pesticide Netherlands Europe XIV
Sulfosulfurone 141776-32-1 Pesticide Norway Europe XV
Sulfotep 3689-24-5 Pesticide Thailand Asia XIV
Tar acids, coal, crude 65996-85-2 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Tecnazene 117-18-0 Pesticide European
Union Europe XV
Terbufos 13071-79-9 Pesticide Canada North America XXVIII
Tetraethyl pyrophosphate (TEPP) 107-49-3 Pesticide & Industrial Japan Asia XX
Tetrachlorobenzene 12408-10-5,
84713-12-2,
634-66-2,
634-90-2,
95-94-3
Industrial Canada North America XXVIII
Thallium acetate 563-68-8 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Thallium nitrate 10102-45-1 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Thallium sulphate 7446-18-6 Industrial Republic of
Korea
Asia XX
Thallium sulphate 7446-18-6 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Thiabendazole 148-79-8 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Thiodicarb 59669-26-0 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXVII
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Cabo Verde Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Chad Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Gambia Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Malaysia Asia XLIV
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Mauritania Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Niger Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Senegal Africa XLI
Triazophos 24017-47-8 Pesticide Togo Africa XLI
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Part A verified as containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Tribufos 78-48-8 Pesticide Australia Southwest
Pacific
XIII
Tributyl tetradecyl phosphonium
chloride
81741-28-8 Industrial Canada North America XIII
Trifluralin 1582-09-8 Pesticide European
Union
Europe XXXVI
Tris-(1-aziridinyl)phosphine
oxide
545-55-1 Industrial Latvia Europe XX
Tris-(1-aziridinyl)phosphine
oxide
545-55-1 Industrial Switzerland Europe XXIII
Vinclozolin 50471-44-8 Pesticide Jordan Near East XVIII
Vinclozolin 50471-44-8 Pesticide Norway Europe XIII
Zineb 12122-67-7 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America
and the
Caribbean
XX
* The chemical is listed in Annex III under this category.
** The chemical is listed in Annex III under this CAS number.
Appendix V Notification of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
Part B verified as not containing all the information required by Annex I
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Notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
PART B
NOTIFICATIONS OF FINAL REGULATORY ACTION FOR CHEMICALS NOT LISTED
IN ANNEX III AND VERIFIED AS NOT CONTAINING ALL THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION
Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Acrylonitrile 107-13-1 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
1,2-dichloropropane 78-87-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
1,4-dichlorobenzene 106-46-7 Pesticide Israel Europe XXXV
1-Bromo-2-chloroethane 107-04-0 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
2-(2,4,5-trichlorephenoxy)ethyl
2,2dichloropropanoate
136-25-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
2,4,5-TP (Silvex; Fenoprop) 93-72-1 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 95-95-4 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Acephate 30560-19-1 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Acrolein 107-02-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Amitraz 33089-61-1 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Amitrole 61-82-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Amitrole 61-82-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Amitrole 61-82-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Atrazine 1912-24-9 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Azinphos-ethyl 2642-71-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Bendiocarb 22781-23-3 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Benomyl 17804-35-2 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Benomyl 17804-35-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Benomyl 17804-35-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Bifenthrin 82657-04-3 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Bromacil 314-40-9 Pesticide Costa Rica Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Bromadiolone 28772-56-7 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Bromadiolone 28772-56-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Bromofos-ethyl 4824-78-6 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Bromofos-ethyl 4824-78-6 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Cadmium 7440-43-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Cadusafos 95465-99-9 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Calcium cyanide 592-01-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Captan 133-06-2 Pesticide Oman Near East
Captan 133-06-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Carbaryl 63-25-2 Pesticide El Salvador Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVII
Carbaryl 63-25-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Carbon tetrachloride 56-23-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Chloranil 118-75-2 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Appendix V Notification of final regulatory action for chemicals not listed in Annex III
Part B verified as not containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Chloranil 118-75-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Chlordecone 143-50-0 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Chlormephos 24934-91-6 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Chlormephos 24934-91-6 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Chloropicrin 76-06-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Chloropicrin 76-06-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Chlorothalonil 1897-45-6 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Chlorthiophos 60238-56-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial El Salvador Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVII
Copper arsenate hydroxide 16102-92-4 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Cyanazine 21725-46-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Cyanophos 2636-26-2 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Cycloheximide 66-81-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Cyhexatin 13121-70-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Daminozide 1596-84-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
DDD 72-54-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Demeton-S-methyl 919-86-8 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Demeton-S-methyl 919-86-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Dialifos 10311-84-9 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean XXVIII
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
chloropropane) 96-12-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean XLVII
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
chloropropane) 96-12-8 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean XXVIII
DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-
chloropropane) 96-12-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Dichlorvos 62-73-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Diclofop-methyl 51338-27-3 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Dicofol 115-32-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Dicrotophos 141-66-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Dicrotophos 141-66-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Diflubenzuron 35367-38-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Dimefox 115-26-4 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Dimefox 115-26-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Dimethoate 60-51-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Dimethylarsinic acid 75-60-5 Pesticide Israel Europe XXXV
Dinitramine 29091-05-2 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Dinitramine 29091-05-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Disulfoton 298-04-4 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Disulfoton 298-04-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
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Part B verified as not containing all the information required by Annex I
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Nepal Asia XLII
Endrin 72-20-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
EPN 2104-64-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Erbon 136-25-4 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Erbon 136-25-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXII
Ethephon 16672-87-0 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Ethoprophos 13194-48-4 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Ethoprophos 13194-48-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Ethylan 72-56-0 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Ethylmercury chloride 107-27-7 Pesticide Armenia Europe XII
Fenamiphos 22224-92-6 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Fenamiphos 22224-92-6 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Fenthion 55-38-9 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Fentin acetate 115-90-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Fipronil 120068-37-3 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Flucythrinate 70124-77-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Fluorine 7782-41-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Folpet 133-07-3 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Fonofos 944-22-9 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Fonofos 944-22-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Formothion 2540-82-1 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Fosthietan 21548-32-3 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Fosthietan 21548-32-3 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Granosan M 2235-25-8 Pesticide Armenia Europe XII
Hexaethyl tetra phosphate 757-58-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Hydrogen cyanide 74-90-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Lead arsenate 7784-40-9 Pesticide Togo Africa XLII
Lead arsenate 7784-40-9 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Leptophos 21609-90-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Leptophos 21609-90-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Linuron 330-55-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Mancozeb 8018-01-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Mephosfolan 950-10-7 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Mephosfolan 950-10-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Metham sodium 137-42-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Methidathion 950-37-8 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Methiocarb 2032-65-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Methomyl 16752-77-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Methoxychlor 72-43-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Methoxychlor 72-43-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Methyl parathion 298-00-0 Pesticide Cameroon Africa XVIII
Mevinphos 7786-34-7 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Mevinphos 7786-34-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide El Salvador Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Nepal Asia XLII
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Peru Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXXVI
Mirex 2385-85-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Monuron 150-68-5 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Nicotine 54-11-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Nitrofen 1836-75-5 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Oxydemeton-methyl 301-12-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Oxydemeton-methyl 301-12-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Paraquat 4685-14-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Paraquat dichloride 1910-42-5 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Phenylmercury acetate 62-38-4 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Phorate 298-02-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Phosfolan 947-02-4 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean XLVII
Phosphonic diamide, p-(5-
amino-3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-
tetramethyl-
1031-47-6 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean XXVIII
Polychloroterpenes 8001-50-1 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Propargite 2312-35-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Propoxur 114-26-1 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Prothoate 2275-18-5 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide Japan Asia XX
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Quintozene 82-68-8 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Safrole 94-59-7 Pesticide Thailand Asia XX
Schradan 152-16-9 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Schradan 152-16-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Simazine 122-34-9 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Simazine 122-34-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Sodium cyanide 143-33-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Sodium dimethylarsinate 124-65-2 Pesticide Israel Europe XXXV
Sodium fluoroacetate 62-74-8 Pesticide Mexico Latin America and
the Caribbean
XXVIII
Sodium fluoroacetate 62-74-8 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Tefluthrin 79538-32-2 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
TEPP 107-49-3 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Terbufos 13071-79-9 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
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Chemical name CAS No. Category Country Region PIC Circular
Tetradifon 116-29-0 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Thallium sulphate 7446-18-6 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Thionazin 297-97-2 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXVII
Thiram 137-26-8 Pesticide Ecuador Latin America and
the Carribean
XLVII
Zineb 12122-67-7 Pesticide Oman Near East XXXIX
Zineb 12122-67-7 Pesticide Saudi Arabia Near East XXXVIII
Appendix VI Information exchange on chemicals recommended for listing in Annex III
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APPENDIX VI
INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON CHEMICALS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHEMICAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR LISTING IN ANNEX III BUT FOR WHICH THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES HAS YET TO TAKE A FINAL DECISION
In line with decisions 20 RC-3/3, RC-4/4, RC-6/8, RC-8/6 and RC-8/7 and paragraph 1 of Article 14,
appendix VI has been prepared to facilitate information exchange on chemicals that have been recommended
for listing in Annex III to the Convention by the Chemical Review Committee but for which the Conference
of the Parties has yet to take a final decision.
This appendix consists of two parts:
Part A provides a reference to the information that has been submitted by Parties on their decisions
concerning the management of these chemicals.
Part B is a list of decisions on the import of these chemicals submitted by Parties. These import decisions
are circulated for information only and do not constitute part of the legally binding PIC procedure.
Further information on these chemicals is available on the Convention website,21 including the notifications
of final regulatory action and supporting documentation made available to the Chemical Review Committee
and the draft decision guidance documents.
20 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1728/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 21 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1185/language/en-US/Default.aspx.
Appendix VI Information exchange on chemicals recommended for listing in Annex III
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PART A
DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CHEMICALS
RECOMMENDED BY THE CHEMICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR LISTING IN
ANNEX III BUT FOR WHICH THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES HAS YET TO
TAKE A FINAL DECISION
Chrysotile asbestos (CAS No: 12001-29-5)
PARTY PIC CIRCULAR LINK
European Union PIC Circular XXVII (27), June 2008 http://www.pic.int/tabid/1186/language/en-
US/Default.aspx
Switzerland PIC Circular XXVI (26), December
2007
http://www.pic.int/tabid/1186/language/en-
US/Default.aspx
Liquid formulations (emulsifiable concentrate and soluble concentrate) containing paraquat dichloride at or
above 276 g/L, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L (CAS No: 1910-42-5)
PARTY PIC CIRCULAR LINK
Burkina Faso PIC Circular XXXII (32), December
2010
http://www.pic.int/tabid/2396/language/en-
US/Default.aspx
Carbosulfan (CAS No: 55285-14-8)
PARTY PIC CIRCULAR LINK
European Union PIC Circular XXXV (35), June 2012 http://www.pic.int/tabid/5393/language/en-
US/Default.aspx
Burkina Faso, Cabo
Verde, Chad, the
Gambia, Mauritania,
the Niger, Senegal
and Togo
PIC Circular XLI (41), June 2015 http://www.pic.int/tabid/5393/language/en-
US/Default.aspx
Fenthion (ultra low volume (ULV) formulations at or above 640 g active ingredient/L) (CAS No: 55-38-9 )
PARTY PIC CIRCULAR LINK
Chad PIC Circular XXXVI (36), December
2012
http://www.pic.int/tabid/4339/language/en-
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Appendix VI Information exchange on chemicals recommended for listing in Annex III
PIC Circular XLVII (47) – June 2018 55
PART B
IMPORT DECISIONS ON THE CHEMICALS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHEMICAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR LISTING IN ANNEX III BUT FOR WHICH THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES HAS YET TO TAKE A FINAL DECISION
Chrysotile asbestos (CAS No: 12001-29-5)
PARTY IMPORT DECISION DATE
RECEIVED
European
Union
Consent to import only subject to specified conditions:
The manufacture, placing on the market and use of chrysotile asbestos
fibres and of articles containing these fibres added intentionally is
prohibited. However, Member States may exempt the placing on the
market and use of diaphragms containing chrysotile for existing
electrolysis installations until they reach the end of their service life, or
until suitable asbestos-free substitutes become available, whichever is the
sooner. By 1 June 2011 Member States making use of this exemption
shall provide a report to the Commission. The Commission shall ask the
European Chemicals agency to prepare a dossier with a view to prohibit
the placing on the market and use of diaphragms containing chrysotile.
Administrative measure:
The chemical was prohibited (with the one limited derogation referred to
section 5.3 above) by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the
registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals
(REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending
Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No
793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC,
93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Official Journal of the
European Communities (OJ) L396 of 30 December 2006, p. 1) as
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2009 of 22 June 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (OJ L 164 of
22 June 2009, p. 7).
6 October 2009
Liquid formulations (emulsifiable concentrate and soluble concentrate) containing paraquat dichloride at
or above 276 g/L, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L
PARTY IMPORT DECISION DATE
RECEIVED
Qatar No consent to import
Administrative measure:
(*) Ministry of Environment to perform all the tasks and actions to protect
the environment in the country, According to the law No. 30 of 2002
Article (26). Prohibiting the import or handling or transport of hazadours
materials, without authorization from the competent administrative
authority, and article (29) or law No. 30 of 2002 Provides (spray or
prohibited the use of pesticides or other chemical compounds for
agriculture, public health or other purposes but after taking into account
the requirements and checks and balances defined by the regulations, to
ensure that human, animal or plant or watercourses or other components
of the environment directly or indirectly on the spot or future adverse
impacts of pesticides or chemical compounds (*)Law No. 24 of 2010
Promulgating the Law (Regulation) of Pesticides in the States of the
Cooperation Council for the Arab State of the Gulf.
2 November 2015